YouTube transcripts for AI agents: videos, channels, playlists, search. Timestamps, SRT, VTT.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add youtube-transcripts -e APIFY_TOKEN=<APIFY_TOKEN> -- npx -y [email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcripts": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"APIFY_TOKEN": "<APIFY_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcripts": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"APIFY_TOKEN": "<APIFY_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"youtube-transcripts": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"APIFY_TOKEN": "<APIFY_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
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Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
APIFY_TOKENRequired, secret | Apify API token (free at console.apify.com/settings/integrations). Transcript extraction is billed to your Apify account at $2 per 1,000 delivered transcripts. |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Last updated | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.fetchworks-dev/youtube-transcripts |
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